The Unconventional Leadership of Corporate Leaders in the 21st Century

Terence Ho You Gio; Dr. Rashad Yazdanifard

Authors

Terence Ho You Gio
Dr. Rashad Yazdanifard

Keywords:

Abstract

This paper discusses the various traits that modern corporate leaders of the 21st century that have adopted a different approach towards leadership and have guided their company to newer heights. Amongst the leaders discussed in this research paper is, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Page. The purpose of this paper is to explore the decisions and choices that these revolutionary leaders have made and what made them different. At the end of this paper, we will learn of what are the good ideologies or practices we can take from them.

Downloads

How to Cite

The Unconventional Leadership of Corporate Leaders in the 21st Century. (2015). Global Journal of Management and Business Research, 15(16), 65-70. https://journalofbusiness.org/index.php/GJMBR/article/view/

Download Citation

References

T. Davis (2013) A Qualitative Study of the Effects of Employee Retention on the Organization. 2013(2), 25.

W. Nekoranec (2009) Ethical Leadership and OD Practice. 41(2), 2.

Ö. TURUNÇ, M. Çelik, İ. MERT (2013) THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP STYLES ONETHICAL BEHAVIOUR. 5(1), 60.

P. Linley, L. Woolston, R. Biswas Diener (2009) Strengths coaching with leaders. 4(1), 37.

Lia Levin (2012) Towards a revised definition of client collaboration: the knowledge-powerpolitics triad. 26(2), 181-195. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2010.545121

J. Schermerhorn (2012) Suggestions for Increasing Employee Motivation to Work.

Blue Strategy Key Differences From Conventional Leadership Approaches : Blue Ocean Strategy. http://www.blueoceanstrategy.com/blue-ocean-leadership/keydifferencesfrom-conventional-leadership-approaches/

A. Bryant (2011) Google's 8-Point Plan to Help Managers Improve - NYTimes.com. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/business/13hire.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&

Business Worldwide Business Coaching Worldwide. (n.d.). http://vongehrconsulting.com/leadership/conventional-or-unconventional-leadership-which-is-more-important/

V. Elmer (2011) What would Larry Page do? Leadership lessons from Google's doyen - Fortune. http://fortune.com/2011/04/18/what-would-larry-page-do-leadership-lessons-from-googles-doyen/

N. Hackbarth (2015) Six HR Leadership Lessons We Can Learn From Steve Jobs. http://www.quantumworkplace.com/six-hr-leadership-lessons-from-steve-jobs/

W. Isaacson (2012) The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs - HBR. https://hbr.org/2012/04/the-real-leadership-lessons-of-steve-jobs

S. Kalla (2013) 10 Leadership Tips from Steve Jobs - Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/sites/susankalla/2012/04/02/10-leadership-tips-from-steve-jobs/2/

M. Manimala (2013) Distributed leadership at Google: Lessons from the billion-dollar brand | Ivey Business Journal. http://iveybusinessjournal.com/publication/distributed-leadership-at-google-lessons-from-the-billion-dollar-brand/

B. Morrow Leadership & Culture at Google Inc.

S. Murray (2011) Online Training Products for Leadership Assessment & Leadership Development | Blog | Real Time Performance. http://www.realtimeperformance.com/RealTimeLeadership/2011/the-8-most-important-qualities-of-leadership-at-google/

B. Nussbaum (2013) Retrieved from www. http://www.fastcompany.com/1720052/googles-greatest-innovation-may-be-its-management-practice

Segun Akinyemi (2014) Leadership Styles. http://www.academia.edu/8094364/Leadership_Stylefrom

The Insider (2009) Mark Zuckerberg: The Three Keys To Facebook's Success [Video file]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl74ypiwlA4#t=20

E. Walter (2014) Lessons of Leadership. http://www.inc.com/ekaterina-walter/as-zuckerberg-turns-30-leadership-lessons.html

A. Taube (2014) (2014, May 23). Steve Jobs Thought The 'Think Different' Commercial That Went Viral After His Death Was 'Horrible' - Business Insider. Retrieved from. http://www.businessinsider.my/steve-jobs-hated-apple-think-different-ad-2014-5/#HAfF8eLu5YvBUlE4.97

J. Strock (2015) 21st Century Leaders List. http://servetolead.org/21st-century-leaders-list/

CNN (2014) Facebook now worth $200 billion - Sep. http://money.cnn.com/2014/09/09/investing/facebook-worth-200-billion/